We didn’t stop moving until we reached the edge of the forest, far enough from the vampires but still close enough to the pack lands to feel the pulse of home. The silence between Kieran and me was heavy, our earlier kiss still fresh in my mind, leaving me breathless and confused.
But it wasn’t the time for romance. Not yet.
Kieran stood a few feet away, surveying our surroundings, his body still tense, ready for a fight. I could feel the heat radiating off him, the raw power that he barely kept in check. His dark, stormy eyes flicked toward me every few seconds, as if making sure I was still there, still safe.
I bit my lip, trying to focus on anything other than the way his touch had ignited something inside me—something I wasn’t sure how to control. But my thoughts kept circling back
